title: "Feeling good in your own skin" part II: Idiomatic expressions--the way language connects to the primary levels of mental organization.
abstract: After describing the role of sensations in the primary levels of mental organization, this part of the article suggests viewing somatic idioms as the language's way to connect with these levels. We seek to exemplify the qualities, meanings and functioning of idioms, since they serve as a basic key in investigating the different layers of the mind. Examples taken from clinical cases, as well as from universal literary products, such as fairy tales, provide useful contributions to this argument.
authors.affiliation: The University of Haifa, Israel. ravitra@research.haifa.ac.il
authors.forename: Ravit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Raufman
authors.forename: Yoav
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yigael
mesh_terms: D004644:Emotions; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D019365:Metaphor; D012649:Self Concept